Published Jul 13, 2026, 6:00 AM ET · Updated 4 months ago · 1 source

Democrats battle over the future of their fractured post-Platner party

The Hill
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The fallout from the controversy surrounding Graham Platner’s exit from the Senate race in Maine has intensified an internal battle within the Democratic Party between progressives and a more centrist establishment. To many moderate Democrats, Platner’s withdrawal from the race underscored a point they have been trying to make in recent years: That in its attempts to…